The important role of artisans in the preservation and upholding of intangible cultural heritage values in Hanoi was highlighted at a seminar held by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports on September 27.
A group of 14 Jrai artisans from the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Gia Lai will participate in the 2023 Jeonju International Sori Festival, an event for traditional and world music, in Jeollabuk-do province in the Republic of Korea from September 15-24.
Located in the centre of the Red River Delta, the northern province of Hung Yen boasts various tangible and intangible cultural heritage items, which holds great potential for tourism development.
The Ba Chua Xu (Holy Mother of the Realm) Temple on Sam Mountain in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has been recognised as an “Exemplary Spiritual Tourist Destination in Asia - Pacific” by the Vietnam - India Economic and Cultural Exchange Forum.
Various activities will be held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism next month in celebration of the upcoming National Independence Day, according to organisers.
After hundreds of years of existence, the craft of chequered scarf weaving in the southern province of Dong Thap has been at risk of falling into oblivion. Luckily, thanks to the major efforts of local people, it has now been revived.
Vietnam has exerted great efforts to preserve its intangible cultural heritages and gained remarkable achievements in this field. These efforts have contributed to the implementation of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage that the country joined 20 years ago.
The Mong ethnic minority people in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai are glowing with pride after their “khen” (panpipe) was recognised recently as a national intangible cultural heritage.
A new experiencing route in the UNESCO-recognised Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang is introduced to visitors this month.
The pottery craft of the Cham people has existed for a long period of time and been maintained by the Cham community in Bau Truc pottery village in Ninh Phuoc district, Ninh Thuan province, and in Binh Duc pottery village in Bac Binh district, Binh Thuan province.
A ceremony was held in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on June 15 to receive the UNESCO certificate, which inscribes the art of pottery making of Cham people on the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.
A ceremony was held in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on June 15 to receive the UNESCO certificate inscribing the art of pottery making of Cham people on the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding and kick off the Ninh Thuan Grape - Wine Festival 2023.
Ca tru is a complex form of sung poetry found in the north of Vietnam, with lyrics written in a traditional Vietnamese poetic form. It had been of risk of being lost, but has undergone a revival and shown remarkable resilience since being recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection in 2009.
The Nhuong Ban Whale Worshipping Festival, a national intangible cultural heritage, was held in Cam Nhuong commune, Cam Xuyen district, the central province of Ha Tinh on May 26.
The over 200-year-old rice paper making in Thuan Hung ward, Thot Not district, in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage.
The Muong Lo Cultural and Tourism Festival has received the Gold award in the category of Best Arts & Cultural Event of Event Marketing Awards 2023 (EMA 2023).
State President Vo Van Thuong, central and local officials, along with thousands of people offered incense in commemoration of the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Vietnam, at the Hung Kings Temple in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 29 (the 10th day of the third lunar month).
Le Ngoc Theatre and Vietnam Cheo (traditional opera) Theatre represented Vietnam to introduce special performances to international friends at the ASEAN- China Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Week held in Nanning, the capital of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, from April 22-28.
Water puppetry from the 300-year-old Dao Thuc village in Hanoi’s outlying district of Dong Anh is among the 13 latest national intangible heritages compiled by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Vietnam is one of the first nations joining the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003 Convention), and its efforts to contribute to the preservation and promotion of such heritage over the past two decades have won recognition from the international community, as demonstrated in the country's twice election to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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